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It must be good to be Emile Hirsch right now. You're starring in a great new flick ("Into the WIld") directed by none other than Sean Penn AND you've just spent a couple months playing with a chimpanzee (two actually) and the Wachowskis for "Speed Racer."

You can read the full Emile Hirsch interview here or check out the full Emile Hirsch video interview here (including his story about singing with Lindsay Lohan). Or you can simply watch a bit of the interview below. Here Emile tells us why we should be jazzed for "Speed Racer." As if we needed a reason, right? Oh and he imitates a chimp really well.

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Emile Hirsch stars as a disillusioned college grad who abandons his possessions and hikes into the Alaskan unknown. Sean Penn directs the pic, which is open now. To see a bevy of exclusive images from the film, click on the photo below.

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The names Sean Penn and Eddie Vedder represent some of the greatest artistic achievements of the past few decades. Now, with the release of "Into the Wild," the film's director and soundtrack creator have teamed up again to become the two great tastes that taste great together.

"We go back quite a ways, back to 'Dead Man Walking,'" Penn remembered of the 1995 film that earned him an Oscar nomination.

"Our friendship is incredibly important to me," added Vedder, who has provided music not only for "Walking" and "Wild," but also "I Am Sam." "We've had some really memorable times, whether it's running rapids or having coffee - and it's amazing how those two things with Sean can be really similar." Read more...

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